Using complexity theory to build interventions that improve health care delivery in primary care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Litaker, David ^a   Tomolo, Anne ^a   Liberatore, Vincenzo ^b   Stange, Kurt C ^a   Aron, David ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Nonlinear dynamics; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLEXITY THEORY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; SYSTEMS THEORY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33645304328     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00360.x     Document Type: Review

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